Photo: Getty ImagesCushla McKinney reviews Peter Carey's A Long Way from Home, published by Penguin Random House. The resulting novel, A Long Way from Home, is possibly the best thing he has written for years. As far as Irene is concerned their life is pretty much perfect. The only problem is Titch's manipulative father Dan, who would do anything to sabotage his prospects. This first section is domestic in tone and establishes the history of and relationships between Irene, Titch, Dan and Willie.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 24, 2017 15:11 UTC